The North Lawndale Phoenix and the Phillips Wildcats squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the North Lawndale Phoenix had to settle for second. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 87-65 walloping at the hands of the Wildcats. While losing is never fun, North Lawndale can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 322nd, while Phillips is ranked 74th).
Phillips got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Lawrence Horton out in front who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Horton hasn't dropped below 16 points for four straight games. Phoenix Childs was another key contributor, scoring 25 points along with five rebounds.
North Lawndale's loss dropped their record down to 13-15. As for Phillips, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season.
North Lawndale does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Phillips is on the road again on Tuesday and plays Leo at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Phillips has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,102 points over their last 15 contests.
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